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B U L L K T I K N 0. 3. 



Goncernin/5 Thft IXities Of The Secretar?/ 

Of The 
STATE BOARD 0? AGIUCULTURK, 
And The Distribution Of 

GOLLKOS SEEDS AlTD PLAIITS. 



DECEi,IBER, 1087 



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eriVJ' The Duties of The Secretary 

Of The 
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 
and 
uistribution of Seeds. 



The Secretar.v of the State Board of 
i/rriculture desires to call attention, 'by 
le'^.ns of this bulletin, to some of .the pro- 
as ior.s of the statute concerning the 
..uties of his office, and tvhich should be 
uf general interest to the public, and more 
especially to those engaged upon the farm 
aixi garden. /aiiong the duties imposed by 
law upon the Secretary are t.ho follor/in^; 

" He shall keep and file all reports 
which nay be made from tine to time by the 
differ'^Tit agricultural and liorticultural 



Duties of the Secretary. 



societies, and all correspondence of the 
office from other persons and societies, 
appertaining to the general business of 
husbandry; address circulars to societies 
and the best practical famers in thM state 
and elsei7here, with a view of elicitii:g in- 
fornation upor^ Ve n<^^est ^ind best methods 
of irrigation, and the culture of those 
pr du c t s , V ef;e tables, trees, etc., adap ted 
to the soil and climate of this State; also(6 
on all subjects connected ^vith field culture, 
horticulture, stock raising and the dairy. 
He shall encourage the formation of agri- 
cultural societies throughout th_e state, and 
purchase, receive and dip;tribute such rare 
and valuable seeds, plants, shrubbery and 
trees, as it may be in lii? po^er to procure 
from the general goverrjnent and such otiier 
sources, as may be adapted to our climate 
and soils." 



" He shall aid, as far as possible, in 
ot^taining contributions to the museum and 
library of the State Agricultural College, 
and thus a.id in the promotion of agricultural 
sciencr and literature." 

( Pt. aen»l Sec. 29. Gen»l I.a^7S *83.) 



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^ Th© seeds, plants, trees and sijnibbery 
received by the Secretary > and not needed 
b^r the Colle^^re* shall be, as far as pos^i"ble^ 
di^stributed equally throughout the State, 
and placed u\ the hands of thos© fanr:ers-, 
aFid others, ^ho irill a^ree to cultivate them 
properly mid return to thf* Secretary* s 
office a rcasoriable proportion of the pro- 
ducts therrof^ ^7ith a full stateB<=^r!t of the 
jBOde of cultivation, and such other informa- 
tion as may hr- nf^.cossary to ascertain tl'^ir 
value for cultivation in this Stat©," 
( Gen'l Sec. 30, Genn »B3,) 

Since the orfiranis^^itior. of the State 
A|;ricultural Colle/^e, in 1S79, lit'.lp has 
ho^-n don€> to carry into ef-'^ect the forego- 
in,^ provi^.ions of th® statute, orrinf^ ^o th/^ 
limited meanF. at the conKiand of t^6 Stat© 
Board of .%ri culture. 

The Secretary wisher> to open correspond- 
ence ^?ith the agricultural ar^d horticultural 
{societies of this Stato, with a viexj of 
sS'Curing th€?ir re-i/orts and information 
concern iri|r the progress of husbandry in 



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different parts of the State; and suoh 
parts as may b© of f];«?neral public interest 
will bC: published in the annual reports of 
the State "Board of Agriculture to thc^ 
QoverT'Or. 

The State Board of Agriculture was 
oreateri and organised for tho purpo^*^ of not 
only gi-fing its attention to the control 
and direction of the State .%ricultural 
Collog:©, but that it might aid ans assist 
in devfjlopinp; and gi-^lng stronfjth to the 
general business of }>usbandry throughout 
the States. 

This work i^. largely to be porforned 
through the Secretary's office, as will be 
observed froia the statutory provisio?vs, and 
tha buBines?^ of that office has bef^n arranged 
and this bulletin prfiy>^TetX with that end in 



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Vv'ith the gro^^th of the College, the two 
principal departments, of agriculture and 
horticulture, have been eng^i^od in the 
selection an^ improvement of seeds and vege- 
tables in their respective departments, 
and considerable has been accomplished in 
that direction. 

The College has tkty on hand a general 
aS'.sortment of farm and garden seeds, %7hich 
ar'^ held for free distribution. A.li applica'- 
tlen£ for seeds should be addressed to the 
Secretar.v, and the name and post office ad- 
dress of applicant plainly written. All 
persons receiviri^' seeds from the College are 
eX"pectBd to comply explicitly ^ith the con- ,, 
dltions under ^^hich they are sent, a^d makr 
tl^0 report on the fona furniehed by the 
Secretary. 






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The College has n lar^^e collect Son of 
different vaieti*^© of potrtto#s, a fm? pounds 
I of each variety, which car. y^^ has upon appli- 

(cation to the fiecr^tary, Tlio potatoes vill 
not b^ distributee! until e?irly Eprln^, on 
account of danger of bein^ rrozen in transit 
at this season of th«?* year. 

Applications ^111 bc^ rec^i'^ed for shrubs 
and trees, and if tli^- Col.lf^^-o hi?', th^fi to 
spare, they ^ill bm furnished uvA*^r the sfuae 
conriitions as ser^ds. 

It must l>0 distinctly understood that thlr^ 
is not a bureau or^ajiized for the distributior. 
of seeds and plants upon a charitable basis. 

Considerable labor and isuch time and 
patient attention to details, ^111 b® requires 
of those who undertfike to experitarint with 
s^eds and plant?:? g*?nt from the College. 7\\e 
ke^plr^ of the record and the faithful and 






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hon©?.t return thereof to this off ice » ^ill 

constitute the principal eonKid^^ration for the 

favors *?x tended by the Ooll«i^e and the? peopl*^ 

of this Stat©. 

It is expectc'l that from t)ie correct anri 
subst/mtial information obtni/^ed conc«^niing' 
the utility and adaptability of these sc^fHls 
and vfig-etables, throtighout the different parts 
of the State, soifiethiiig: ^iil be. added to tlie 
material growth of the farm m\d fmrfi^r. in^ 
duf.trli?s of the corsraonwaalth. 

Bulletins are bein^^ published, und^r the 
direction of the Board, of o:cperiHer?ts con- 
ducted at the Gtatr .%ricultui*a'l College, 
copies of which may be had on application to 
th«i Seoretarj*', 

Frank J. Aimis, 

Sftcr*^tar?/. 
THH STATE AQRIOUITURAL OOIJ.EaE) 

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FT.GOIXI!JS,OOLO., BFXMO, 1887) 



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